Just wanted to say thanks to Greg for organising the three bridges ride. Set off in a group of 13 but somehow we lost one (Andy T?) which was a collective mistake. Think it may have been in the twisty section around Goole. I hope you made it back ok.
Enjoyed the chat and Tim's attempts to keep 'the break' working hard even though it was a club run! The group worked very well and in the sweltering heat we made probably too good time for the Audax rules, but we had first crack at the cake.
Thanks to all for a great day.
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Well that was quite a hot day, wasn't it? I'm glad everyone managed to get round the 3B and the B&B without getting heat stroke! All in all there were 40 riders on the shorter ride and 25 on the longer, which is a nice improvement on the 7 finishers we had on the longer ride last year. There were a few first imperial centuries and first metric double centuries, which is always heartening. Sadly I'll be off to pastures new next year, so someone else needs to take over one or both of the rides. If you fancy volunteering, let me know and I'll pass you the file.
Also, results are up for the YCF hillclimb. Skymoos didn't start, so I at least didn't have him breathing down my neck for the whole course. I finished 45 seconds up on last year but only improved one place: in fact, I think I did a worse ride - it was just a very fast night with a rare tailwind, so no fewer than five people broke the old course record! Mark A has now declared this to be his favourite TT ever: it's a sensible gradient (5 miles of average 3% climb), it's got stunning scenery and there's very little traffic. Next year's event is also five days before the Tour de France go up the same climb, so it should have a brand new layer of tarmac too. I hope to be back.
Also, results are up for the YCF hillclimb. Skymoos didn't start, so I at least didn't have him breathing down my neck for the whole course. I finished 45 seconds up on last year but only improved one place: in fact, I think I did a worse ride - it was just a very fast night with a rare tailwind, so no fewer than five people broke the old course record! Mark A has now declared this to be his favourite TT ever: it's a sensible gradient (5 miles of average 3% climb), it's got stunning scenery and there's very little traffic. Next year's event is also five days before the Tour de France go up the same climb, so it should have a brand new layer of tarmac too. I hope to be back.
After last Thursdays efforts I thought I'd round a good week off with a proper ride and as Sunday wasnt quite as oppressive as Saturday a solo non stopper round Cockayne it had to be. A 9:30 start and I was in Helmsley by 10:40 having chosen a direct route out via Strenny, Farlington, Snargate Farm and onto the B road from there. In fact the only stops made were to open both gates approaching Cockayne itself. Back via Fadmoor, Welburn, Slingsby and then along the Castle Howard road to Foston, Flaxton and right at Towthorpe to come back in via Haxby. 70miles dead on at 18.5 mph for the out of town bit (all of it). Back for 1:15.
Out again in the afternoon with Peter (7). on the roads and tracks around Haxby and Strensall. Even these rides are not what they used to be when Peter put in attack on the back road up to Wigginton. apparently I was riding to slowly. Surely a sign of things to come?
But the big questions of the week have to be who was that in the Clifton shirt on Mount Ventoux at 14.2 km to go & was that the best stage win by a Brit ever?
Out again in the afternoon with Peter (7). on the roads and tracks around Haxby and Strensall. Even these rides are not what they used to be when Peter put in attack on the back road up to Wigginton. apparently I was riding to slowly. Surely a sign of things to come?
But the big questions of the week have to be who was that in the Clifton shirt on Mount Ventoux at 14.2 km to go & was that the best stage win by a Brit ever?
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Yes an exceptional day on the bike great weather and company .110 miles on the clock so further than any ride since last tan hill.Humber bridge also a first.Tidyl riding and with a difficult task of riding and navigator in u nfamiliar territory ruben did a great job of getting us there and back chapeau .
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I was out with the brisk 3 Bridges group on Saturday with some very tidy riding all round. I managed to take on the navigator role because I had stuck the route on my Garmin - bright sunlight and screen size made it a bit hard to follow meaning I sent everyone down the slip road to the A63 at one point! Anyway, we got round with only a couple of wrong turns!
Thanks to Greg for organising and for much appreciated cakes at the end. According to Garmin, 105 miles & c. 2,500 feet from Scout Hut back to Scout Hut at 20.0mph average moving speed. I call this brisk but Darren thought we were just "soft-tapping"! I also cycled York to Stamford Bridge and back making for 130ish miles total
Great day out, thanks all.
Thanks to Greg for organising and for much appreciated cakes at the end. According to Garmin, 105 miles & c. 2,500 feet from Scout Hut back to Scout Hut at 20.0mph average moving speed. I call this brisk but Darren thought we were just "soft-tapping"! I also cycled York to Stamford Bridge and back making for 130ish miles total
Great day out, thanks all.
Did Greg’s 3 Bridges Audax on Saturday. Not being up for a brisk speed, we started out as a 25-strong ride before dividing into smaller groups. By Humber bridge, our group was 12 and after the bridge Steve A, Allan H and self chose to miss the first café stop at 40 miles.
Feeling brave as only cyclists can for skipping a water stop on the hottest day of the year, by 50 miles our bottles were emptying in the 27C heat and by 55 miles we had to call at a pub. Trouble was, this pub was hosting a wedding reception and so we weren’t sure if we were welcomed.
But the groom waved us in before smiling with his bride for the cameras. So the pictures show a happy couple and in the background three grimy cyclists clutching bottles, skirting past her flowing white dress.
As if that hadn't lowered the tone enough, we then had to fettle with a loose cassette outside the pub, before cleaning our oily hands on some white ribbon conveniently attached to a car.
(only joking).
The 3 bridges were novel. Boothferry swingbridge over the Ouse- it rotates to the side to let boats pass. Humber suspension bridge with its soaring views. And Keadby drawbridge over the Trent with a huge counterlever weight to tilt it upwards for boats to pass under.
Finally, after more than 6 hrs of cycling in a dry heatwave with salt on the skin, the last 5 minutes saw the heavens open: drenched, spray everywhere, warm puddles that were inches deep going into Stamford Bridge. You couldn’t have had a nicer rain shower.
Thank you Greg for organising everything- the route made a refreshing change to our usual stomping grounds.
105 miles with ideal ride companions Steve A and Allan H.
Feeling brave as only cyclists can for skipping a water stop on the hottest day of the year, by 50 miles our bottles were emptying in the 27C heat and by 55 miles we had to call at a pub. Trouble was, this pub was hosting a wedding reception and so we weren’t sure if we were welcomed.
But the groom waved us in before smiling with his bride for the cameras. So the pictures show a happy couple and in the background three grimy cyclists clutching bottles, skirting past her flowing white dress.
As if that hadn't lowered the tone enough, we then had to fettle with a loose cassette outside the pub, before cleaning our oily hands on some white ribbon conveniently attached to a car.
(only joking).The 3 bridges were novel. Boothferry swingbridge over the Ouse- it rotates to the side to let boats pass. Humber suspension bridge with its soaring views. And Keadby drawbridge over the Trent with a huge counterlever weight to tilt it upwards for boats to pass under.
Finally, after more than 6 hrs of cycling in a dry heatwave with salt on the skin, the last 5 minutes saw the heavens open: drenched, spray everywhere, warm puddles that were inches deep going into Stamford Bridge. You couldn’t have had a nicer rain shower.
Thank you Greg for organising everything- the route made a refreshing change to our usual stomping grounds.
105 miles with ideal ride companions Steve A and Allan H.
Good question. Struggling to recollect anything close. Have a dim recollection of being told about Brian Robinson winning after some improbable length breakaway in the 50s..... but I've probably got that wrong.paulM wrote:was that the best stage win by a Brit ever?
A Brit, in yellow, drops the field and wins, on the Ventoux, on Bastille Day... Roy of the Rovers would struggle.
FIFYRob wrote:Good question. Struggling to recollect anything close. Have a dim recollection of being told about Brian Robinson winning after some improbable length breakaway in the 50s..... but I've probably got that wrong.paulM wrote:was that the best stage win by a Brit ever?
A Kenyan in yellow, drops the field and wins, on the Ventoux, on Bastille Day... Roy of the Rovers would struggle.